IWEInstitute of World Economyhttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/12018-11-20T00:30:09Z2018-11-20T00:30:09ZEU FUNDING FOR RESEARCH AND INNOVATION ACTIONS IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN MEMBER STATES UNDER HORIZON 2020Folea, Victoriahttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/12392017-11-02T08:39:41Z2017-01-01T00:00:00ZEU FUNDING FOR RESEARCH AND INNOVATION ACTIONS IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN MEMBER STATES UNDER HORIZON 2020
Folea, Victoria
Starting from 2004, the countries from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) joined the European Union (EU) and became the group of “new” member states. They participated as full members in the EU framework programmes for funding research and innovation for over thirteen years, including Horizon 2020(2014-2020). Although their participation in EU programmes for research and innovation is not different from the „old” EU member states (EU-15), there are however differences in terms of number of successful projects winning European competitions and of EU funding attracted for R&D activities. During the last years, however, differences within the group of CEE countries have also become apparent, with some of them emerging as truly research-intensive. The present paper analyzes the participation of CEE countries in Horizon 2020 from the perspective of EU and national funding for R&D and innovation activities, and the European research projects won in Horizon 2020 competitions, with the aim of establishing which of them are the most active and successful in research and innovation, nationally and at the European level.
2017-01-01T00:00:00ZMACROECONOMIC CLIMATE AND THE SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZE COMPANIES IN ROMANIARădulescu, Andreihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/12382017-11-02T08:35:07Z2017-01-01T00:00:00ZMACROECONOMIC CLIMATE AND THE SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZE COMPANIES IN ROMANIA
Rădulescu, Andrei
Small and medium size companies (SMEs) represent the engine of the economy in the member states of the European Union. In Romania, SMEs entered the post-crisis cycle in 2013 after a severe adjustment process under the impact of the Great Recession. The economic performance of SMEs is strongly influenced by the macroeconomic climate. The important role of SMEs in the economy has determined the Romanian government to implement several measures in order to support their activity.The present paper highlights the mid-term macroeconomic outlook for Romania, as well as the recent developments related to SMEs, along with the main measures implemented by the Government over the past years in order to support the development of these companies.
2017-01-01T00:00:00ZTHE STATE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM IN ROMANIA IN COMPARISON TO THE EU MEMBER STATESClichici, Dorinahttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/12372017-11-02T08:29:22Z2017-01-01T00:00:00ZTHE STATE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM IN ROMANIA IN COMPARISON TO THE EU MEMBER STATES
Clichici, Dorina
The purpose of this article is to briefly analyze the current situation in the health system in Romania and to identify its deficiencies and gaps in comparison to other EU Member States. The research is based on the analysis of health indicators with an impact on growth and development, which are structured around three pillars: efficiency of the national health system, level of development and resilience of the system, and accessibility of the health system. The paper highlights the fact that, despite all the reform steps made so far,the current public health system in Romania is inefficient and poorly financed, and is characterized by an exodus of doctors abroad, a poor health of the population and a low access of the population to health services compared to other European countries.
2017-01-01T00:00:00ZEU COHESION POLICY. ROMANIA – A MAJOR POTENTIAL RECIPIENT OF FUNDSCâmpeanu, Virginiahttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/12362017-11-02T08:24:13Z2017-01-01T00:00:00ZEU COHESION POLICY. ROMANIA – A MAJOR POTENTIAL RECIPIENT OF FUNDS
Câmpeanu, Virginia
The objective of this research paper is to analyze the cohesion policy for regional development of the European Union (EU), with its dynamics, long-term and cyclical determinants, and its recent results and future priorities. Our approach starts with the argumentation of the need for a regional development policy at the EU level, as well as for defining the criteria underlying the allocation of regional investment funds,and highlights Romania's ranking within the regions. The second part examines the EU cohesion policy,alongside its objectives and achievements by domains for 2007-2013. It shows the impact of the global economic and financial crisis on the Cohesion Policy Reform (2014) and the established conditionalities. Finally, the last part outlines the funding priorities of the Cohesion Policy for 2014-2020 based on the EU 2020 Strategy, as well as Romania's position as a main recipient of funds compared with other Member States, and the support measures initiated by the European Commission (DG Regio) for countries with difficulties in accessing funds, including Romania.
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